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House Republicans are going back on the promise of “smaller government” by opting for more federal regulations that stop private health insurance providers from covering abortions – any abortions – as a medical procedure.

While Glee may in fact flash images of drunken, scantily-clad teen sex and slams against Sarah Palin, why should it be subjected to an onslaught of conservative criticism while other shows are not, simply because its subject matter dabbles in “gayness?”

While the extreme Right’s media celebrities attempt to solidify their superstar status with actual trademark applications for their names, the dynamic duo is losing momentum as their once-adoring public seems to be sidestepping their notoriety for other news.

House Republicans, clamoring to stir up the ranks of their über-conservative base rather than focus on jobs and the economy, are undermining civility and common sense to push new abortion laws that actually redefine the definition of “rape”.

Right-wing leaders claim to be “listening to the American people” while repeating the same lie over and over again that most Americans want to repeal health care reform. However, the opposite is actually true when people are truthfully told what is actually in the bill rather than a slew of rhetorical lies from the Right.

An outlandish scheme by southern Tea Party groups to edit textbooks mirrors an overwhelmingly rampant sentiment that has existed in the nation since the launch of “manifest destiny”; forget about the cruel, unjust means that got us here – as long as we revel in the enormity of our own self-indulged “goodness”, we can leave the bad stuff out of the books.

Regardless of inspiration, Jared Lee Loughner did EXACTLY what popular Right wing personalities have been promoting for years. Whether or not he ever even heard of Beck, Limbaugh or Palin is NOT the issue; rather their common rhetoric, on one tragic morning in Arizona, actually came to fruition, and innocent people died.

This past weekend, the devastating effects and aftermath of a real, American terrorist was unleashed at a small gathering in Tucson, AZ – further exemplifying the poisonous backlash of the Right-wing media and its political landscape’s spewed hatred – where physical violence is often not only condoned, but encouraged.

In an effort to create a meaningless, fact-less squabble based on the ill-conceived theory of a “War on Christmas,” many are ignoring the history behind the holiday and its apparent mistreatment through modern times in order to partake in some sort of lazy-man’s Christian martyrdom.

Republican Congressman John Shimkus has been selected to head up the new Environment and Economy Subcommittee under the new Republican-majority House. Isn’t it always nice when someone completely unqualified, unabashedly and unethically opposed to a certain set of humanitarian principles is put in charge of the political, cultural and judicial future of said principles?